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Tudo o que é preciso para encontrar uma alma gémea: quatro encontros, um beijo e... terminar a relação. Justin está amaldiçoado e, graças a uma thread no Reddit, agora a Internet inteira sabe-o. A ma

Joseph K., cadre de banque, est arrêté chez lui, un beau matin, sans raison, le jour de son trentième anniversaire. Même si on le laisse libre d'aller et venir, il ne cesse de se heurter à des obstac

Wenn du glaubst, diese Geschichte zu durchschauen, fangt sie erst anMillie kann ihr Gluck kaum fassen, als die elegante Nina ihr die Stelle als Haushaltshilfe inklusive Kost und Logis bei ihrer Familie auf Long Island anbietet. Schlielich hat sie eine Vergangenheit, von der niemand etwas wissen soll. Doch kaum ist Millie eingezogen, zeigt Nina ihr wahres Gesicht: Sie verwustet das Haus und unterstellt ihr Dinge, die sie nicht getan hat. Ihre verwohnte Tochter behandelt Millie ohne jeden Respekt. Nur Ninas attraktiver Mann Andrew ist nett zu ihr. Ware da nur nicht Ninas wachsende Eifersucht. Hat sie Millie nur eingestellt, um ihr das Leben zur Holle zu machen? Oder hat auch sie ein dunkles Geheimnis, von dem niemand etwas erfahren darf?

The classic novel of King Arthur.A beautiful paperback edition of The Once and Future King, Whites masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend.T.H. Whites masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic. Here all five volumes that make up the story are published together in a single volume, as White himself always wished.This is the tale of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlyn and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly; of knights, wizardry and war.It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad; the masterpiece of fantasy by which all others are judged.Contains The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood , The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn.

Ero un bambino felice.Facevo le cose che fanno tutti i bambini felici.Questo fino al 12 ottobre 1976.Pietro e Massimo sono due bambini privilegiati.La loro e una famiglia facoltosa e hanno tutto quello che si puo desiderare: una villa con piscina, un campo da tennis privato, i primi videogiochi. Un'infanzia felice, sospesa in un sogno borghese. Finche, un giorno d'autunno del 1976, il mondo crolla. La polizia irrompe in casa e il padre viene arrestato.I giornali, pochi giorni dopo, lo ribattezzeranno "il mostro delle Cinque Terre".Quasi trent'anni piu tardi, i due fratelli non potrebbero essere piu diversi. Pietro e cresciuto in un istituto a Torino ed e diventato un cronista di nera. Massimo, affidato a uno zio, e un commissario di polizia. A unirli di nuovo e una scia di delitti, firmati da un serial killer spietato.Il tempo li ha cambiati. Massimo, un ragazzino impulsivo che metteva tutti in riga con il suo motto Vatti a nascondere in Tibet oggi e un uomo svuotato, con troppe ombre e troppi Martini in corpo. Pietro ha un carattere introverso, incapace di lasciarsi accostare dagli altri.Ma il passato non si dimentica. E cosi, mentre il killer continua a colpire, i due fratelli si riavvicinano, tanto da ritrovarsi ad affrontare una resa dei conti, indietro fino al giorno in cui e crollato il mondo.Sangue marcio e un romanzo magnetico che scava nella psicologia dei personaggi, costringendo il lettore a confrontarsi con il lato oscuro dell'essere umano. È l'esordio di Antonio Manzini, pubblicato vent'anni fa che torna finalmente in libreria.

A statistics professor tries to a survive a series of gruesome and impossibly unlikely disasters linked to a supernaturally lucky Vegas casino, while dealing with her own erasure as a bisexual, in this chilling and quick-witted horror novel.Vera, a bisexual statistics professor, is one of the survivors of a global disaster of a new kind the Low Probability Event. What should have been a simple family lunch turns into an absurd catastrophe raining fish, parade balloons, exploding manholes and brutally violent animal attacks.Washed up the aftermath, its only when the handsome, but problematic, government agent Layne knocks on her door that she is offered a glimpse of meaning to life. Layne is investigating the Low Probability Event, and believes the deadly absurd events may be linked to an improbably lucky casino.As they hit the road to try and make sense of the meaningless chaos of life, only one thing is clear what happens in Vegas isnt staying there

Penélope tece e lembra. E os fíos do seu recordo cóntannos unha historia onde a nostalxia e a beleza van construíndo un tapiz cheo de cor. María Besteiros toma o mito homérico como punto de partida para compor un poema ilustrado por Bea Gregores. Unha celebracion literaria do amor e da resistencia.

Este roman polyphonique entrelaza las vidas de varios personajes que, en apariencia, no tienen nada en común… salvo que todos forman parte de la misma armonía municipal. Entre ellos:- Un niño inquiet

Chaque matin, Eve se lève et embrasse tendrement son mari, Nate. Ils partent au travail ensemble, au lycée où elle enseigne les mathématiques et où Nate est professeur d''anglais. Une vie parfaite, r

Discover the runaway #1 international bestseller that has captured readers the world overand reminds us all why we remember the name Julius Caesar."Posteguillo shows just how thrilling a historical novel can be."El PaisEvery legend has a beginning . . .Rome, 77 B.C. The corrupt Senator Dolabella is about to go on trial for his crimes.But Dolabella owns the jury. He's hired the best lawyers in the city. And he's very willing to use violence against those who oppose him.In all of Rome, no man dares accept the role of prosecutoruntil, against all odds, an unknown twentythreeyearold steps out to lead the case, defend the people of the city, and defy the power of the ruling elite.That lawyer's name is Gaius Julius Caesar.So begins Santiago Posteguillo's acclaimed masterpiece of historical fictiona tale as epic as Caesar's life itself. An irresistible pageturning novel of politics and betrayal, grand battles and impossible odds, shocking villainy and even greater acts of courage, I Am Rome brilliantly animates the moments that shaped this extraordinary young man's fateand in so doing, changed the course of history itself.

Neuma és un viatge poètic a través del llenguatge i la respiració, on la paraula esdevé alè i silenci, expansió i contenció. Dividit en seccions que evoquen el ritme de la respiració (Exhalació, Buit

L'obra mestra de Jesús Moncada, que ens recorda que tots els mons, siguin grans o petits, s'acaben. Camí de sirga comença amb l’enderrocament de la casa número 20 de la baixada de la Ferradura, que

THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE EPIC ROMANTASY THAT HAS SOLD 3 MILLION COPIES ACROSS THE WORLD.AUREN'S STORY ISN'T OVER YET.SHE WILL FLY. SHE WILL SOAR.One king caged my body.Another has caged my mind.War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though thats not the only battle being waged.Theres a fight inside me, and its one Im determined to win, no matter how much they try to strip me down and hollow me out.Yet theyve forgotten one thing. The ancient magic of the pair bond. One can never truly be lost when two souls are already bound.Because Slade and I? We are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will always find each other.In any life.The fae king is trying to destroy me. My heritage. My memory. But what he hasnt realized is this: gold bends, but stone breaks.And a Goldfinch does not fall.It flies.

A stunning portrait of modern England from one of Britain's finest novelists.

El 29 doctubre, la DANA ho paralitza tot. Nora es troba en un moment decisiu de la seva vida, pero decideix prioritzar unir-se a un grup de voluntaris. Des de netejar els estralls del fang i la bruticia fins a organitzar donacions, qualsevol petit gest compta. Pero, malgrat aixo, la sensacio de voler fer mes sempre esta present. Quan la normalitat torna i els problemes pendents apareixen de nou, la vida de Nora es complica mes del que imaginava. Una historia carregada desperança on les onades solidaries de la mal nomenada generacio de cristall fan de mur de contencio davant la catastrofe provocada per la negligencia politica.

“Sé que no llegiràs aquesta carta. Amb la mateixa certesa sé que és important que la rebis.” La vida d’Osamu, mestre cal·lígraf, va transcórrer escrivint cartes per als altres. Només en va escriure u

Aujourd’hui, l’heure des prédateurs a sonné et partout les choses évoluent d’une telle façon que tout ce qui doit être réglé le sera par le feu et par l’épée. Ce petit livre est le récit de cette con

A brilliant, oneofakind writer DAVID NICHOLLSAt sixtysix, Paula Spencer mother, grandmother, widow, survivor is finally living her life.A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man Joe with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children. Despite its ghosts, Paula has started to push her past aside.That is until Paulas eldest, Nicola, turns up on her doorstep. Independent, a loving wife and mother, a success Nicola is suddenly determined to leave it all behind.Over the next few days, as Nicola gradually confides in Paula the secret that unleashed this moment of crisis, they find themselves embracing the bruised but beautiful symmetry of what each means to the other.

Welcome to Enchantra. There's only one rule: Never, ever trust your heart.When Genevieve Grimm's mother is killed, Genevieve wants answers no one can give... until she receives an invitation to Enchantra, a cursed palace filled with temptations and illusions.Arrogant and dangerously handsome, Rowin Silver meets her at the door and refuses to let her inside. But Genevieve finds her own way in... And soon realizes her mistake.Enchantra is a twisted labyrinth of marble and thorns, where Rowin's family are trapped forever in a deadly game. Now, Genevieve must win or die.Rowin offers her a deal. They can compete together... if they convince everyone watching that they're desperately in love.Genevieve knows she can't trust Rowin, but she'll do whatever it takes to survive. As they hunt and hide together, Genevieve tries to ignore the desire burning between them. She absolutely cannot fall for this man. Cannot forget that she's only pretending to be in love.After all, it was Rowin who taught her Enchantra's first rule: Never, ever trust your heart.Packed with deadly intrigue and spicy romance, Enchantra will transport you to a world of feisty heroines and morally gray love interests, fake dating, forbidden desire and family secrets. If you love books by Rebecca Yarros, Carissa Broadbent and Lauren Roberts, prepare to discover your new romantasy obsession.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025 An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan''s Atonement. It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother''s country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel''s doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel''s desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known. ''A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'' Sunday Times ''Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING ''A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one''s own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'' Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024